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Title: [security] Did bitcointalk.org just change CAs to GeoTrust Global CA?
Post by: Atheros on May 25, 2013, 04:54:28 AM
...or change back to it? The times in the certificates are rather peculiar.

https://i.imgur.com/5Ft0LJ8.png

If someone isn't vigilant about these things then the CA system provides no security. The bitcointalk forum would be a useful thing to try to MITM.


Title: Re: [security] Did bitcointalk.org just change CAs to GeoTrust Global CA?
Post by: theymos on May 25, 2013, 04:57:32 AM
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

That change happened a long time ago.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

iF4EAREIAAYFAlGgRSMACgkQxlVWk9q1kec5SwD9HAgziVXJa4NOOfl1MsusK4Qq
z6lKppLdpkixSv01U1MA/19QIznRYisGjJlhD7kXvT9mtTNFAhjSaTSVgu5FVm7s
=PFJS
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


Title: Re: [security] Did bitcointalk.org just change CAs to GeoTrust Global CA?
Post by: Maged on May 25, 2013, 05:10:41 AM
Not to nitpick, theymos, but your PGP-signed message isn't specific enough. If this forum were compromised, that message could have been taken from you years ago.


Title: Re: [security] Did bitcointalk.org just change CAs to GeoTrust Global CA?
Post by: theymos on May 25, 2013, 05:15:55 AM
Not to nitpick, theymos, but your PGP-signed message isn't specific enough. If this forum were compromised, that message could have been taken from you years ago.

PGP messages contain a timestamp.